Max Branning | EastEnders Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Maxwell "Max" Branning made his first appearance 27 June 2006. He is portrayed by Jake Wood . He then departed in 2015 after the square thought he murdered Lucy Beale Contents [ show ] Backstory Max grew up in a poor part of London and was hated by his father and his brother Jack. Jim's hatred towards Max was a result of his brother Jack setting him up for stealing Jim's dad's war medals. When Max was 13 Jim locked him in a coffin and laughed about it Max later walked out on his siblings and parents in 1989 and was not seen again. Also when Max was 13 he went for a joy ride on Jim's motorbike and nearly killed himself flying into a brick wall. Storylines Arrival Max arrived in Albert Square in 2006 in search for the son he abandoned years previously. he was reunited with his father and finally got to meet his long lost son, Bradley.

Max then buys a house on the square much to Jims disgust and begins moving his family into Walford Affair With Stacey Max thinks Bradley is too good for his girlfriend Stacey Slater , and when gets pregnant, he gives Bradley money for an abortion, telling him a baby will ruin his life. However, the abortion causes their relationship to end. To hurt Bradley, Stacey makes a move on Max and they have sex. They begin an affair, but Tanya tells Max she is pregnant by him. He tries to save his marriage despite promising Stacey that he wi ll leave Tanya. Tanya confides in Stacey that she is pregnant, so Stacey gives Max an ultimatum: either he tell Tanya the truth or she will. Within thirty minutes, Max takes his family to Spain, and a few weeks later tells Bradley they are moving there permanently. Max returns with his family as he wants to be with Stacey, only to find that she and Bradley have reconciled and are now engaged. Stacey rejects Max's advances. On the night of Bradley and Stacey's wedding, Max kisses Stacey, and although she rejects him again, Max's daughter Lauren captures the kiss on video.

Soon after, Tanya and Max's son Oscar is born. Not A Merry Christmas Max and Stacey then continue with their families until Christmas Eve when they are caught in the act by Max's oldest daughter Lauren, who catches Max trying to make a move on Stacey on her wedding day. The Braiding's and the Slater's then gather for Christmas Day, unaware of what Lauren is planning to expose. Max and Stacey's affair is finally revealed to the whole family when they find the DVD that is under the Christmas tree. The family then play the DVD, although Lauren does try and stop them, and discover this dirty secret. This causes a lot of fights within the two families and Max and Stacey find themselves outcasts. Payback Tanya files for divorce, but it is messy, with Max interfering with her romance with Sean Slater and threatening to expose her as an unfit mother. Having had enough of Max, Tanya works with Sean, and drugs Max and puts him in a coffin before burying him alive in the woods. An attack of conscience prompts Tanya to dig Max up and after a brief scuffle in which he tries to strangle her, he decides to leave Walford as he can see how much devastation he had caused.

Max Is Back Max's departure drives Tanya and the kids to his brother Jack, who begins to take Max's place as the father of the family. Everyone accepts Jack over Max, except Maxs youngest daughter Abi who secretly brings her Dad back to Walford. Max returns in 2008 and sets out to break Jack and Tanya's relationship, causing many confrontations within the Branning family. He also tries to rekindle his romance with Stacey and tries to salvage something from his relationship with his Father and siblings. Max starts to lose control and begins making many peoples lives a living hell. He framed his brother Jack for a crime he did not commit, he threatens to take the kids off Tanya, he ruins his fathers birthday and he drives his kids into the arms of Jack. Whodunnit Discovering he was the one who framed him for robbery, Jack abducts Max and beats him up, after which, Max and Tanya kiss. Later that evening he is the victim of a deliberate hit-and-run, which Tanya confesses to and is arrested. However, Lauren later admits that she was driving the car and turns herself in to the police.

She reveals she tried to kill Max because he attacked her boyfriend, Peter Beale and forced him to end their relationship. Tanya is released and Lauren is taken into care. Lauren is found not guilty of attempted murder, but guilty of grievous bodily harm, and she decides to return home. Debts Max and Tanya start a secret relationship, and Tanya later allows Max to move back with his family. Max gets into debt and starts conning people with false insurance claims, including Phil Mitchell , Heather Trott , Ian Beale and Masood Ahmed . However his dodgy schemes are found out, and after failing to con his ex-wife Rachel out of money, the debt collectors arrive at the house and take his assets. Once the extent of Max's debts, lies and cons become clear, Tanya resolves to leave him. She gets in the car to go but Abi refuses, saying they need to stick together, so Tanya leaves with Lauren and Oscar. Sinking into depression after losing his family, Max then sends Abi to live with her mother, as he cannot look after her. Branning and Son Max and Bradley decide to go into business together, and Roxy Mitchell rents the car lot to them.

After Archie's murder on Christmas Day 2009, Max discovers that Bradley punched Archie because he raped and impregnated Stacey. When the police come for Bradley, Max helps him flee with Stacey, but the police chase Bradley to a rooftop where he stumbles and falls to his death. As Max and Stacey cry, she admits to him that she killed Archie. Falling into a deep depression, Max's sister Carol moves in to help out. Max then has a brief fling with Stacey's friend, Becca Swanson . Stacey has gone missing, but Max follows Becca one day who leads him to Stacey. After an emotional confrontation, Max takes Stacey home, and the pair agree to tell no one about Archie's murder.

Vanessa Eastenders: Stacey delivers secret message to Max from his daughters | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV | Daily Express TV & RADIO Eastenders: Stacey delivers secret message from Abi and Lauren to Max at Bobby's hearing MAX BRANNING'S daughters will sneak a note to him during Bobby Beale's hearing, as the dramatic truth around Lucy's murder continues to unravel on EastEnders [contains spoilers] PUBLISHED: 00:01, Sun, May 29, 2016 BBC The Branning girls want to get a message to Max With things becoming increasingly distressing for the Beale family, the Branning children are finally able to have hope that their father Max could be exonerated . Desperate to hear some good news, Max's daughters Abi and Lauren wait anxiously to hear from him. Abi, however, is struggling to face her father, so the girls think of a way to reach out to him via other means. As Stacey will be present at the hearing, Lauren suggests she and her sister write a letter to Max, hoping that Stacey will deliver it to him. BBC Will Stacey deliver the message to Max BBC What does the letter say?

Related articles BBC/Kieron McCarron 1 of 11 Following her 'death' in 2006, Kathy Beale made a surprise appearance in Walford in February this year, to EastEnders' 30th anniversary. She is set to return for a third time this week [BBC/Kieron McCarron] BBC Stacey will attend Bobby's hearing Will Stacey agree to pass on the note? What will it say? And how will Max react to it? Tensions have been high between the sisters, since Lauren revelation to Abi that she in fact knew the truth behind the situation all along. Meanwhile, things are still fraught at Jane's bedside, after Bobby's sudden attack on his mother, leaving her potentially unable to walk again. This has prompted the return of her brother Christian, and their mother, who are furious with the Beale family over Bobby's catastrophic behaviour. EastEnders returns on Monday at 8pm on BBC One. Related articles Lauren Branning | EastEnders Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Rebecca Fowler Lauren Branning (born 30th March 1994) is a fictional character from the BBC soap EastEnders.

She first appeared on 3 July 2006 played by Madeline Duggan and returned as played by Jacqueline Jossa. Her storylines have included alcoholism, supporting her mother Tanya Branning through cervical cancer, her friendships with Lucy Beale and Whitney Dean , a incestuous relationship with her cousin Joey Branning , and an affair with married alcoholic Jake Stone . Biography The eldest child and daughter of Max Branning and Tanya Cross conceived during their affair in the early 1990s, Lauren moves to Walford with her parents and younger sister Abi in July 2006. In 2007, Lauren uncovers an affair between her father and half-brother Bradley 's fiancée, Stacey Slater after accidentally filming them kissing on her video camera. Lauren burns the footage onto a DVD, which is played on Christmas Day, exposing Max and Stacey 's affair to the Branning's, and resulting in the breakdown of Lauren's parents' marriage.

Initially romantically involved with Peter Beale , her best friend Lucy Beale 's twin brother, Max disapproves of their relationship, and after ordering Peter to end the romance, throttles him after he retaliates when they have a secret meeting in the café. Shortly after, Max is left in a coma following a planned hit-and-run. It is ultimately revealed that Lauren is the culprit, but Tanya confesses to the crime, and is imprisoned, pleading guilty to attempted murder. This distresses Lauren, who reveals her intentions to spare her mother facing a jail sentence. Lauren is later found guilty of GBH with intent, and is sentenced to two years under supervision. In 2008, Lauren finds herself being groomed by paedophile Tony King , stepfather to her best friend, Whitney Dean , with whom he is having a sexual relationship. When Tony 's paedophilia is revealed, Lauren is shocked after learning that she was about to become Tony 's next victim. Lauren dumps Peter after he lies to his friends, claiming that he and Lauren had a sexual experience in the allotments.

However, the couple plan a reunion and Lauren tells him she is ready to have sex, but Max bans Peter from seeing Lauren, uncovering their main intentions. Lauren later moves away from Walford when her father gets into debt, leading to the family's possessions being taken by bailiffs. She returns to Walford briefly at Christmas and breaks up with Peter again before seeing him kissing Zsa Zsa Carter , resulting in a catfight between her, Zsa Zsa and Whitney . She later attends Bradley's funeral after he falls from the roof of The Queen Victoria public house after he attempts to flee Walford when the police accuse him of murdering Archie Mitchell . Lauren also celebrates her sixteenth birthday at a party in R&R nightclub, where her uncle Jack (After attending Abi 's birthday dinner, Lauren informs her father that she is leaving Walford to spend the summer at a summer camp in the United States, departing Walford in June.</p> Lauren (now played by Jacqueline Jossa) returns from America earlier than expected, after being expelled from school for smoking cannabis. She reveals that she has gained a new boyfriend, Edward Brooks, but he ends their relationship as a result of the long-distance.

Lauren attends her cousin Billie 's birthday party and as a present, she gives him alcohol which he quickly drinks; he is found dead of alcohol poisoning on the settee the following morning. Billie's's mother, Carol later attacks Lauren, stating that she encouraged Billie to get more and more drunk. Lauren later believes that her father was responsible for Archie 's murder, after he tells her that Bradley wasn't the culprit and she notes his violent tendencies when he angrily confronts Jay Brown after he makes crude sexual remarks to Lauren after she rejects his attempts at propositioning her. Lauren confronts her father, who tells her that he is not the killer but knows who is; after witnessing her father and Stacey together, Lauren realises that Stacey is the killer, and tricks a confession out of her, which she tapes on her mobile phone. Lauren threatens to go the police, but she agrees to keep quiet after discovering that Archie raped Stacey. However, on Christmas Day, Lauren hands Janine Butcher the recording, leading to Stacey fleeing Walford after Janine exposes her as the killer.

Lauren develops a crush on Whitney 's half-brother Ryan Malloy and he later succumbs, having sex with Lauren. The pair begin an affair. However, the relationship is almost terminated when Tanya uncovers the romance. Her relationship with Ryan later ends when he flees Walford after killing Rob Grayson , who had been sexually exploiting Whitney for financial gain.</p> Upon discovering Max and Tanya are having an affair, despite Tanya re-marrying Greg Jessop , Lauren threatens to kill Max unless the affair ends, but it secretly continues. The affair is soon exposed, causing Max to leave Walford. Lauren is angered by her mother's actions originally, but is devastated that Tanya has been diagnosed with womb cancer. Lauren promises to support Tanya, but she struggles to cope with her mother's illness. She starts consuming alcohol to excess and almost ends Darren Miller and Jodie Gold 's engagement by having sex with Darren. Afterwards, Lauren experiences having a casual relationship with Tyler Moon , who dumps him after realizing Whitney is still in love with him.

Max later returns to Walford, and when Lauren uncovers that Tanya has stopped her treatment, begs Max to stay, eventually revealing her illness to him, prompting Max to remain in Walford. Lauren's rebellion continues and after she becomes intoxicated at Pat Evans 's funeral, she is berated by her parents and given a private consultation with a GP. Lauren withdraws from school, and is employed by her father at the car lot. She resumes consuming alcohol and attempts to conceal this from her parents. Her drinking is so heavy that Lucy tells her to return home but Lauren ignores her and insists that she is fine. Lucy loses her and she is found passed out in the street. Lauren tells her parents her drink was spiked before stating she is mature enough to make decisions. She then decides to move out. On her 18th birthday, a drunken Lauren belatedly arrives at a family party, organised by Tanya . After being sick, Lauren admits to her parents that she is uncontrollable and promises not to drink excessively anymore. She later moves back home after not being able to cope with laziness of her housemates.

Lauren and Lucy go on a night out where a drunken Lauren kisses a stranger, Dan, who drags her into his car. After Lucy manages to drag her out of the car, the pair argue and Lauren storms off. Lucy finds her unconscious and takes her to hospital, however, they become separated again when Lauren discharges herself from hospital. Lauren returns home to find that Lucy has already confessed everything to Max , Tanya and Ian . Angry, Lauren argues with her family and leaves, meeting up with Dan. After she rejects his advances, Lauren goes to Lucy's home and Lucy tells her that she does not want anything more to do with her. Lauren meets her estranged cousin Joey Branning and becomes attracted to him. Her friendship with Lucy rekindles after Lucy's father disappears and Lauren helps to find him. Joey and Lucy have a relationship but Lauren discovers that Joey kissed Whitney , and urges her to tell Lucy. Lucy breaks up with him and the three girls take revenge by handcuffing him to playground equipment. Lauren decides to free him so he does not lose his job and he tells her she is jealous that she did not get a kiss, so she slaps him.

Joey is working at R&R when he sees Lauren flirting with a group of men, causing him to throw them out and take Lauren home. Lauren shares a kiss with Joey, but he rejects her. The following day, Joey explains that because of her intoxication, he rejected her and they kiss again. Lauren realizes she cannot be with her cousin, so she resists. Eventually, sexual tension mounts between them and they start a secret relationship. Joey's father, Derek Branning sees Joey and Lauren kissing through the window of the car lot office. Derek later threatens Lauren and she pleas with Joey to leave Walford with her. As they drive away into Derek's car, a drunk Lauren loses control of the car and crashes into a shop. Derek helps rescue them from the burning building and forces Joey to take the blame for the crash. At the hospital, Lauren reveals her relationship with Joey to Tanya and Derek blackmails Joey into ending his relationship with her. Heartbroken and distraught, Lauren continues consuming alcohol. Tayna later comes to realize that Joey is still in love with Lauren. She later drunkenly reveals her relationship with Joey to the rest of her family.

Joey leaves Walford after Derek dies, but returns and reunites with Lauren where Lucy witnesses them kissing. When trying to justify her relationship, Lauren is shocked when Lucy calls her selfish and undeserving of Joey's love, so Lauren considers telling the police the truth about the car crash until Joey convinces her not to tell. Lauren and Joey's relationship is publicly revealed, though people start to accept it. Lauren discovers that Tanya has lied about missing a hospital appointment. As Tanya refuses to talk, Lauren starts drinking again with Max Branning's secret wife, Kirsty Branning , upsetting Tanya. Lauren discovers that Kirsty is pregnant although she is unaware that Kirsty is lying. At a party, Lucy spikes Lauren's drink with alcohol. Lauren gets drunk and reveals that Kirsty is pregnant. She falls out with Joey, who breaks with up with her over her drunken behavior. She applies for a job as a waitress with Whitney at Ian Beale 's new restaurant where Lucy calls Joey to be Lauren's test customer to ensure that Lauren will fail the task. Whitney gets the job, but she purposely withdraws so that Lauren can get the job instead.

Lauren tries to make Joey jealous by kissing Tyler (who is now engaged to Whitney), but it fails and Whitney ends their friendship & Lucy offers the job back to Whitney. Lauren's drinking problem gets worse, though she believes she is not dependent on alcohol & tricks her step-grandmother Dot Branning into giving her money which she uses to buy alcohol. Tanya is angry when she discovers this. Lauren then steals £20 from Cora Cross 's purse to buy more alcohol and when Tanya discovers this, she compares Lauren to her aunt Rainie Cross . Disgusted, Lauren attempts to buy more alcohol, but Kirsty refuses to serve her, following Tanya's wishes. Lauren walks outside and confides in Joey, but Lucy sees this and starts to intimidate Lauren causing her to violently punch Lucy in the face & smash the cafe window. Lauren is later arrested, but Lucy decides not to press charges against her. Ian gives Lauren her waitressing job back, but on the opening night of the restaurant, Lauren gets drunk & spills a drink on one of the guests, so she is sacked again. When Tanya and Max discover a lot of bottles in Lauren's bedroom, Tanya decides to keep Lauren locked in the house.

She believes that Lauren is showing no signs of withdrawal, but Lauren reveals that she has been drinking vodka from a water bottle, so Tanya realizes that Lauren is addicted to alcohol. Tanya keeps Lauren locked in her room where her withdrawal leads her to escape through the window. Lauren tells her parents that nobody can stop her from drinking if she wants to. The next day, Tanya tells Lauren to leave after she destroys Abi's revision notes and she stays with Max & Kirsty. Tanya asks a recently returned Peter to spend time with Lauren, but their date is sabotaged by Lucy, so Lauren gets drunk again & leaves with a group of strangers. When she returns the following morning, Lauren's skin and eyes are yellow and she collapses in pain, so she is taken to the hospital where she is diagnosed with alcoholic hepatitis and is warned that she could die if she consumes any more alcohol. Lauren returns home and sees Joey outside, so she tries to find him. She confronts Lucy over her relationship with Joey, but Lucy refuses to give her a straightforward answer, so Lauren concludes that they're together and she tries to get another drink, but she is refused service.

Tanya takes Lauren home where she admits that she cannot cope with her parents arguing all the time. Ultimately, Tanya blames herself for Lauren's plight & takes her to a clinic to get her help & get her away from her problems in Walford. Lauren (now a recovering alcoholic) returns to Walford and dislikes how people treat her until Abi reminds her of all the hurt she caused. She reconciles with Lucy, Whitney and Joey. On a night out with the girls, Lauren is heartbroken to discover that Joey slept with Whitney while she was away. Lauren leaves and takes a drink with her. She puts some in her mouth, but spits it out. She attends counselling and meets Jake Stone . She notices that he is married, but then learns that he has separated from his wife. Lauren falls in love with Jake, but finds out that he has lied to her as he is still married to Sadie Young . They split up, but then resume their affair. Max catches them on and orders Lauren to end the relationship. Later that day, Joey asks Lauren to leave Walford with him, but she decides to stay and resumes her affair with Jake.

They are eventually discovered by Bella Young who walks in on Lauren getting dressed. Understanding how Bella feels, Lauren ends the affair. When Sadie learns of this, Lauren attempts to apologise to Sadie, however she learns that Sadie has left Walford with Bella & fails to persuade Jake not to relapse on alcohol. He then angrily throws a bottle of wine at Lauren which causes an injury to her face; however, she forgives him before he leaves Walford. Lauren is stunned to come face to face with Stacey in the Queen Victoria public house, Stacey tells Lauren she will leave, however they meet again at Dot's house. Cora decides to report Stacey to the police, but Lauren stops her and later makes amends with Stacey as they talk about Bradley. Lauren overhears Max and Stacey talking about a recent kiss they had and is agitated. She confronts Stacey and asks her to stay away from her father and overlooks what she heard when Stacey reveals she is waiting for the police to arrest her for the murder of Archie because she wants to clear Bradley's name.

She later avoids Jake when he returns to Walford as he has returned to his alcoholism and is staying on Ian Beale's sofa. Lucy asks Lauren to go into business with her. Initially reluctant, Lauren later agrees and they set up "LB Lettings". Lauren becomes suspicious that Lucy is in a sexual relationship with Jake when he sets up the website for their business and Lucy later begins arranging secret meetings with someone. Lucy manages to soothe her anxieties, but she is really seeing Max. Soon after, Lucy is found dead and Lauren is devastated. She leans on Peter for support in her grief and is tempted to return to drinking until Cora talks her out of it. Determined to overcome her grief, Lauren starts up the business again and discovers an email from someone wanting to meet her on the night Lucy died. Believing that Lucy went instead of her, Lauren reports this to the police, but is not taken seriously, so she arranges to meet them herself. She is shocked when the person is revealed to be Jake and he chases her through Walford to try & stop her from going to the police. However, she does anyway and he is arrested although Lauren is clearly doubtful over whether he really did kill Lucy.

When Peter falls out with his girlfriend Lola Pearce , Lauren comforts him and they share a passionate kiss. However, Peter feels bad for cheating on Lola and leaves, although it is evident that Lauren still has feelings for him. Jake is eventually released when evidence clears him of all involvement, and makes his peace with Lauren before leaving Walford. Lauren starts a relationship with Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo) after having sex with him, but is shocked when Peter breaks up with Lola and tells Lauren he loves her after kissing her again. Lauren tells him that she still wants to be with Dean, and Peter vows that he will wait for her. When Peter is about to leave to visit New Zealand, Lauren ends her relationship with Dean and tells Peter she loves him. She and Peter later begin to get paranoid when they are followed. When they get a car registration number, DS Summerhayes finds that it is a police car signed out to DS Cameron Bryant , but she tells everyone that the registration number belongs to a reporter. On Halloween night, she encounters a mysterious person in a Halloween mask who begins to follow her throughout the evening. This is later revealed to be Abi. Peter asks Lauren to marry him.

Lauren accepts, however, after finding out that Peter was selling drugs to Lucy, she tells him that she cannot marry him. On New Year's Day 2015, Max's girlfriend, Emma Summerhayes is killed in a car accident after meeting someone who she thinks killed Lucy. Although Max tears up Emma's case notes, Lauren finds most of the pages and puts them together, suspicious on who killed Lucy. She asks Peter to marry her and he accepts. However, after finding a previously torn off piece of a page from Emma's case files and trying to use Emma's phone, Lauren starts to doubt that she should marry Peter and drinks most of a half-bottle of whiskey in Max's office. When Lauren nearly faints, Stacey buys her a pregnancy test and discovers that Lauren is pregnant. Stacey confronts her on the pregnancy, but Lauren that reveals that she knows who killed Lucy, but refuses to divulge the identity with the police. When Stacey calls the police on her, she is upset at her inability to keep a secret, but hands in most of Emma's case files, while keeping the torn-off piece for herself.

She writes a card addressed to Jane, saying that Lucy was killed at home, and abruptly leaves home to book an abortion. However, during the consultation meeting, Peter interrupts her and offers to support her through all her issues. Lauren says she is confused and that she knows what happened to Lucy, leading him to discover the truth about the murder at home. When Peter decides to move to New Zealand, he asks her to accompany him. Lauren initially rejects this offer in order to move to Devon with Tanya, but after he confesses to her about learning that his brother Bobby Beale (Eliot Carrington) is Lucy's killer at Lucy's grave, she changes her mind and decides to go to New Zealand after all. They dispose of Emma's remaining evidence and SIM card deciding not to tell the police about Bobby being Lucy's killer. She then says goodbye to Max and Abi and leaves the Square with Peter, taking an outfit for their unborn child with them. A heavily pregnant Lauren returns for Max's murder trial saying she knows who killed Lucy. As she threatens to tell everyone about Bobby, her waters break & later gives birth to a baby boy who she names Louie Beale (in honour of Peter's deceased great-grandmother Lou Beale ).

Lauren convinces Abi to stop Max from going to prison as she believes that he did not kill Lucy. Lauren tells Bobby's adoptive mother, Jane Beale that she is going to tell the truth, but Max is found guilty thanks to Phil bribing the jury foreman. Max receives a sentence of twenty one years imprisonment. Max discovers Lauren knew that he was innocent and disowns her. Lauren makes a statement to the Police claiming that Bobby killed Lucy, however they do not believe her and she returns to New Zealand with Louie, vowing to come back to Walford one day and clear Max's name. In May 2016, Bobby puts Jane in a coma and confesses to killing Lucy, so Ian's mother Kathy Sullivan telephones Lauren and then tells Ian that she and Peter are returning. However, when Lauren gets back with Louie, Ian is surprised to see her with his stepson Steven Beale instead of Peter. Lauren tries to reconcile with an angry Abi, who is furious with Lauren for not telling her that she knew Bobby killed Lucy. Lauren and Steven try to make Ian understand their relationship and why Peter has not returned.

When Max is due to have a court hearing following Bobby's confession, Lauren and Abi write him a letter saying they will wait for him in the pub, asking Stacey to deliver it. Stacey returns, saying she missed the hearing but passed the letter to his solicitor. Max is released, but does not meet Lauren, so she goes home. The letter is then returned through her letterbox and she runs outside to see Max leaving in a taxi. Lauren helps Abi get her job back in the Queen Vic and decides to party with her friends. Lauren catches Abi and Lee and assumes that Abi is making a move on him, however Abi drunkenly reveals that she and Lee previously had sex. Lauren promises not to tell Whitney even though Steven tells her to. That same day, Lauren helps Whitney do a pregnancy test, which is positive. Lauren Branning's Character Trailer Forbiddened Love- Part 2 Chapter 6, an eastenders fanfic | FanFiction By: StayStrongxox SEQUEL to my first fanfic 'Forbiddened Love' Read that one first for a better understanding of this story. Lauren\Joey. Don't like the paring? Don't read.

Enjoy X Rated: Fiction T - English - Family/Romance - Chapters: 17 - Words: 18,267 - Reviews: 55 - Favs: 13 - Follows: 12 - Updated: 11/21/2012 - Published: 10/31/2012 - Status: Complete - id: 8660458 + - Full 3/4 1/2 Expand Tighten < Prev Next > Chapter 6 The next morning, Joey woke up and stretched. The sofa had caused him to have a stiff neck. He winced as he moved it from side to side, then he headed for kitchen. AA few seconds later, Lauren stumbled in and collapsed onto a chair, her head falling onto her folded arms on the table. 'My head!' she groaned. Joey rolled his eyes and filled a glass with water and got two paracetamols out of the cupboard. 'Lauren, get this down you. It'll hydrate you' said Joey. Lauren lifted her head and took the tablets and water and swallowed them. 'Thanks' she said.

Joey knew he was still in the dog house with her, as she refused to look at him. 'Lauren, please, can we talk?' 'What about? If you want to be with Lucy, just go be with Lucy' said Lauren, getting up and heading for the stairs, ignoring Joey's plea to come back... Later that day, when she was feeling a lot better, Lauren headed outside to get some fresh air. She was about to walk round the corner of the Vic, when she saw Lucy and Derek talking. She couldn't hear what they were saying, but Lucy was smirking as Derek handed her some money. She frowned what was that about? She thought. She quickly ducked behind the pillar of the Vic, as Derek turned round and walked off... Lauren walked into the Cafe, an hour later, not seeing Lucy there, but Marie. 'Hey Marie. Cup of coffee please, with two sugars to go, please' asked Lauren. Marie nodded and set about making Lauren's order. '... And anyway Derek paid me fifty quid just send him the text messages' Lucy said to Whitney, as they walked into the Cafe. Whitney looked at her gobsmacked.

'What and Joey replied to them?' she asked. Lucy scoffed 'Of course not! He was too busy with Lauren. Derek replied to them, and apparently Lauren went off the rails. He's going to be mine again soon, Whit!' said Lucy, not having a clue Lauren had overheard everything. Lauren spun round on the round the spot and Lucy stepped back suddenly. 'Uhoh!' Lucy squeaked out, before her head snapped to the side, as Lauren delivered a harsh slap to her cheek. 'You cow!' shouted Lauren, throwing a fiver down on the cover, grabbing her drink and rushing out of the Cafe and heading for the R&R... Joey sighed as he signed for an order of drinks that had been delivered but his mind was on Lauren. He checked his phone and sighed when he saw no messages or calls from Lauren. He looked up to see her heading across the Square, a drink in her hand. She looked as though she was about to call out to him when Abi blocked his view. He saw Lauren try to protest, but was dragged away by Abi. He rolled his eyes and turned back to look at R&R...

A few hours later, Max and Joey were having a drink in the pub before Joey started work. Things between them had thawed a little bit. 'So, Uncle Max. How's the car lot doing' asked Joey. Max looked at him 'To be honest, Joe. Not that good. Since you left.. I can't find anyone else that's willing to take the job on' said Max. Joey frowned 'Max, If you need an extra hand... I'll help you out... If you want me too' offered Joey. Max smiled slightly and held out his hand. 'Okay, think you could do three hours on Friday morning?' asked Max. Joey nodded and clasped Max's hand and shook it. 'Sure' 'Thanks Joey, I appreciate that' said Max, shouting to Alfie to order more drinks in... Two hours later, they headed out of the pub, Joey turning to go to work, when Max called his name. 'Hey Joey?... Get Lauren to come round see me tomorrow at the car lot. I want a word with her' said Max. Joey looked at him for a second, before he nodded. Suddenly, a huge explosion sent most of the residents flying to the ground.

Max groaned and was helped to his feet by Joey. They looked at the smoke pouring from a house. Max frowned 'Wait a minute... that's-' 'ABI!' screamed Tanya, rushing from the Minute Mart. Joey, Max and Jack rushed towards the Branning's house. 'CALL THE FIRE BRIDGADE!' Tanya screamed. 'ABI? ABI?' screamed Jack. Ray rushed up to them and told the fire brigade was on their way, along with an ambulance. The door opened and Abi stumbled out, smoke billowing out from behind her. 'ABI!' screamed Tanya. Ray rushed forward and scooped Abi up in his arms, carrying her to Max and Tanya. Tanya hugged Abi to her chest, while tears slipped down her cheeks. Ray ordered everyone back, with the help of Jack. 'You've got to get her out' Abi coughed. Ray noticed she said something and scooped down to her level, Jack and Joey behind him. 'What did you say, Abi?' asked Ray gently, rubbing her back. Abi coughed and spluttered, but managed to answer him. 'She's in there!

Get her out!' 'Who's in there, Abi?' asked Max, stroking hair out of his youngest daughters eyes. Abi coughed again. 'Lauren! Lauren's in there!' she spluttered. Joey's eyes widened in horror and his blood turned cold like ice in his veins. He turned back to house and lunged forward, but Jack held him back. Max let Tanya take care of Abi and helped Jack restrain Joey. 'LAUREN! NOO! LAUREN! LET ME GO!' Joey screamed, trying to get out of Jack and Max's grip 'The fire brigade is here. They'll get her out!' shouted Max, his voice full of fear and worry, as he tightened his grip on Joey... *Dodges things been thrown at me* I'm sorry, but I couldn't resist. Read on to find out if Lauren's ok :D R&R < Prev Next > The author would like to thank you for your continued support. Your review has been posted. Favorite : Story BBC One - EastEnders - Lucy Beale Read more about sharing. Lucy Beale One half of the Beale twins, Lucy had a short but eventful life.

With a mum like Cindy Beale, that was only to be expected. Fact title Last appearance: 18th April 2014 (deceased) Lucy’s been held hostage, mugged, run away from home and put the frighteners on Christian and Syed, not to mention making life as difficult as possible for Ian's various love interests. You're going to regret this Lucy Beale Hobbies/Interests: She enjoys shopping, making money and spending money. Qualifications: Lucy cheated on her GCSEs and had to retake them. In spite of her constant need to rebel, Lucy loved her dad and brothers dearly and was fiercely protective of her family. She played a key role in ending her dad's relationship with Mandy Salter for this very reason. Ian's subsequent breakdown and disappearance left Lucy holding the fort, and, since his return, she was determined not to relinquish control. Having persuaded Ian to sign all his assets over to her, Lucy was the proud owner of Ian’s house, Beale’s Plaice, Cindy’s Café, the fruit and veg stall. She was also the landlady of 15a Turpin Road and 89b George Street.

However, Ian decided it was time to regain control of the businesses he had built up, and at a vulnerable moment, tricked Lucy into signing them back over to him. Lucy didnt' have much luck in love but she thought everything had changed when Joey Branning came into her life. However, her happiness was short-lived when she realised that Joey had fallen in love with his cousin, and Lucy's former BFF, Lauren. Since then, relations between the two girls had been strained, with Lucy never missing an opportunity to pull Lauren up on her faults in front of Joey. But when Lauren and Joey finally split up, Lucy made sure she was on hand as a shoulder to cry on, and the pair soon found themselves starting a brand new business together - LB Lettings. With lucy sleeping with Laurens dad, Max, and dabbling with drugs, the pair's business partnership didn't last long. Soon after, Lucy was dead on Walford Common. But how? And why? Hetti Bywater BBC One - EastEnders - Max Branning Read more about sharing. Max Branning Serial womaniser, Square regular and lucrative entrepreneur; Max has been through many ups and downs - and also his fair share of women!

Fact title Occupation: Ex Car Salesman Max's roving eye lands him in trouble time and again, but he never learns. His heart seemingly belonged to Tanya, until secret second wife, Kirsty, appeared and they rekindled their flame. Can Max ever be a one-woman man? Max recently got released from prison. Played by Jake Wood

Question: To which family do Max and his daughters Lauren, and Abi belong in EastEnders?
Answer: Branning